Abstract
The St. Louis Metro Bodiesel Transit Bus Evaluation project is being conducted under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement between NREL and the National Biodiesel Board to evaluate the extended in-use performance of buses operating on B20 fuel. The objective of this research project is to compare B20 and ultra-low sulfur diesel buses in terms of fuel economy, veicles maintenance,engine performance, component wear, and lube oil performance.
Original language | American English |
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Number of pages | 37 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2008 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/TP-540-43486
Keywords
- B20
- biodiesel
- CRADAS
- diesel particulate filters
- St. Louis Metro
- transit buses
- ULSD
- ultra-low sulfur diesel